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Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:49 PM
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Breeding Journal DataSheet This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system General Species: Amphiprion clarkii Social Structure: Pair Size of Individuals: Male - 4" Female - 5" Age of Individuals: Unknown Date added to Tank: 2-20-10 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 40ish gallons Substrate Details: barebottom Filtration Details: bioballs and bacteria Water Changes: once in a blue moon Water Temperature: 81-83 Lighting: xenon under the cabinet lights Lighting Cycle: 16 hours on, 8 hours off Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen everything (mysis, brine, homemade mix) Feeding Schedule: 5+ times daily Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 6-13-10 Spawn Time of Day: middle of the day Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 8-12 days Courtship Details: Female lays eggs inside of flowerpot and male fertilizes them, not much courtship. Egg Size: 1mm x .5mm Egg Color: bright orange Egg Count: 800-1500 Hatch Details Hatch Date: 6-20-10 Hatch Time of Day: middle of the night # Days after Spawn: 7 Larvae Description: 3mm in length, tanish transparent, with silvery eyes. Look like ocellaris just a little darker Larval Tank Details Temperature: 82 Size of Larval Tank: 2.5g mini BRT Substrate Details: barebottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: HOB filter Lighting: 18W halogen clamp lamp Lighting Cycle: constantly on Water Changes: New water at startup, no water changes...fish are moved out of the tank after settlement (7-10 days after hatching) Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers and otohime A/B Feeding Schedule: constantly Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 6-27-10 Days after Hatch: 7 Date of Settlement End: 6-28-10 Description of Fry: As they get closer to settling they become a darker chocolate color and in my opinion rather ugly little buggers. The stripes seem to come in almost overnight and start out very pale/transparent, becoming more white within about 2 days. Two stripes come in first, with the third following shortly thereafter. As you can see from the pictures they basically look like little tiny clarkiis but with much better coloration. Their fins are super bright yellow and they do a "clownfish waddle", something I don't usually see from their parents. Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 82 Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 high Substrate Details: barebottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: HOB filter with carbon Lighting: 1/5th of two 4' T12 bulbs Lighting Cycle: 16 on 8 off Water Changes: none Size at Transfer: 1/4" (separate GO by size) Age at Transfer: 9 days or so Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: otohime A/B, crushed flakes (Formula 1/2) Feeding Schedule: as many times as I can...every time I walk by the tank. Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: You will be required to provide photographic evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports.
<message edited by Chelsey on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 4:44 PM>
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:23 PM
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Picture of the parents when I got them (no longer have sunken in head): Pic of the eggs the night that they hatched:
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:09 PM
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Clarkii 4dph:
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:12 AM
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The pics don't seem to be working.
Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:07 PM
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I know you're seeing red "x"s today and yesterday...there's an issue going on with the place that hosts my website, I'm trying to get it fixed. Thanks for your patience.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:22 PM
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No worries... I *desparately* want to approve lol.... but cant until I see the pics.... I'll keep checking back!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Thursday, November 4, 2010 8:18 PM
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Baby clarkii, 47 dph. At this stage I think baby clarkiis are cuter than baby ocellaris (yeah, I said it ) Here he is with a hybrid buddy:
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Thursday, November 4, 2010 8:28 PM
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Pretty cute!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Sunday, December 12, 2010 1:02 PM
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60 dph clarkii...please pardon my delay in updating. The baby pictured here is actually 64 dph. And just for kicks, baby polymnus/sebae hybrid...one of those "so ugly it's cute" fish:
<message edited by Chelsey on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 4:45 PM>
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Monday, December 13, 2010 6:44 PM
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In your datasheet you listed the growout foods as "otohime A/B" Is that the only food you give them up to 60 DPS?
Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Monday, December 13, 2010 10:33 PM
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Food depends on the size. I feed primarily otohime A/B and then when they get big enough, crushed flake. I edited the first post to reflect that.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 6:22 AM
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Ok thanks. I wondered about that.
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